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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1887-05-26
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1887-05-26

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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03

AN appeal in behalf of the twenty-five
thousand striking miners of the Lehigh coal
field appears in this issue. Every miner and
mine laborer in particular and every honest,
fair-minded citizen in general should con-
tribute something to the support of those men
and Lonaconing Rtyic,c.
Poor Lehigh. AT the heel of a
long strike-here on the Threshold
of winter, the stereotyped "appeal
for aid" goes out to charity.
The worst of all is, the strike has
indirectly tiled the market for do
mestic fuel with 50 many other Goals
that the serious question has been
started among the dealers
What will we do with Lehigh coal when
the men go to work?
The inquiry is significant in that
it implies that there is now no place
in market this season for Lehigh.
The moral is plain-don't strike
unless you are infalIibIy able to back
it up indefinitely. Don't strike il
there be any possibility ahead that it
will lead you to supplicate charity
from world insulated in an iceberg
Of selfshness. So far as is absolute
ly known the earth is the heart of
the universe, but since the day
Adam, the first man and original
striker, was driven from Eden, it has
experienced little or no change.
THE gentlemen who are agitatin o
appointment Of IL school commission
er i'll Lonaconmg are entitled to all
they ask. But the policy which seeks
and which proposes to take our
commissioner from us to fiji their
"aching void" when there is one to
spare III CumbeI land, is very short
sighted, to say the least They can r.
not urge II reason for the trans .er
that we cannot use just as strong Y
in behalf of retention. So far us the
matter concerns this place the move
ment, as outlined by the agitators,
occasions some indignantremark. 1t
smells Of brass and looks piratica.
This especially in view OF the fact
that were Homecoming people looking
to the best and surcst chance to get
what they want-from the Cumber-
land surplusage-Frostburg would
help them with as much zest as we will
fight to hold what is already ours.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
A PHTLANTHROPTC DEED.
FRosTRrRG. Mn. Nov. 30. 1sS1

FRosTBuRG Mp, Nov. 30. 1887.
TO the MINING Journal.
a philanthropic deed Is always
worthy to be reported.
When the young friends of Miss
Mary Lewis heard of her death at the
General Maryland Hospital, Balti-
more, October Is, 1887, they deter
mined to show their sympathy toward
her in something more substantial
than words.
A meeting was called Immediately
TO see what could be done. Several
met at the home of John Thomas.
McCulloh's addition. After choosing
otficcrs-John Thomas. chairman. and
Isaac Reese. sccretary-the meeting
resolved that they would hold tea
party and oyster supper Nov. 10 and
u, in Shaffer'S hall, for.fhe purpose of
defraying the burial expenses of Miss
Mary Lewis remains at this place.
The tea party and oyster supper were
held as mentioned They Young people
worked admirably. Frederick Wade
presented the committee with hand
some guess cake for the occasion.
The chairman requested the Young
people who had participated in the
work-also Rev. w. C. Jones to meet
him at his home Nov. %. A hand
some crowd of Young people met and
reports We're read as follows: Total
received from tea party and oyster
supper, %l24 IS; expenses. $44I3 ::
amount in hand, $S0.25. At the re-
quest of the chairman Rev. Mr.. Jones
presented bills covering the burial ex-
lenses of Miss Mary Lewis, amount
ing to SIS. All bills were paid aud
Rev. Mr.. Jones thanked the committee
very warmly in behalf of Miss Mary's
relatives and friends. Everyone re-
Joiccd that their endeavor WAS crown
ed with success. There was still a
balance Of 1925, and the young people
voted unanimously to present Rev.
Mr.. Jones with the said amount to pur-
chase Il book in remembrance of Miss
Lewis.
Surely Mr.. Thomas and the young
people who participated in the noble
and successful effort deserve all praise.
With thanks to the committee. and
All who patronized them, we say
They have done what they could"
W. c. J.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

TGHts 10 Hcdr from HIS "SlCcct
Iriait Giri"-A member of Company
E, SD OHIO Regiment, living ut Lum-
bertou, Ohio, writes postmaster Walker
under date of November 10 letter
detailing his experience as an inmate
of Clarysville hospital. He encl"seS
IL lengthy note to the "Kind Wash
women of Frostburg," to whom he
says:
am shll living on this earth, and | hope
those of you who are still living are enjoying
life in this world. What became of that
sweet little Irish girl that you women plagued
so much about me? Her mother brought
her to help wash She came very often and
every time she came | was very glad to see
her, although her mother and the rest of the
women seemed to enjoy themselves plaguing
her and me about one another. ! was very
Young boy at that time and she was near my
age. | was not sixteen years old then. A
man named Hoston and myself helped the
washlades in the washhouse at Clarysville
in March, April ana May, 1862. We kept
water in the kettles, kept up the fires and
kept the women in good humor. We did
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03
4 WEDUING.
stand IT
STAR.
q the MINING JOURNAL.

To the MINING Journal.
A prominent feature of Thanks
giving day at Borden Shaft. 6:i5p. m,
at the residence of MIR. and Mrs. Will
liam Thomas, was the union in holy
wedlock of George Wagner and Miss
Louisa Roberts, by Rev. }. II. Par
dew, pastor FroS;hurg circuit, NJ. f.
Church. The bride was both taStefully
and handsomely attired--wcll suited
to grace the occasion. The affair was
one of general good cheer and festivity.
Supper at 7 and refreshments at 10 D.
m. During the intervening AID sub
srguent time. even till early morn,
there WAS enjoyment in which the
whole company participated to the
manifest qualification of the host and
hostess. Last, but not least, there
were many presents-vcry useful us
well as beautiful and ornamental-too
numerous to describe, or even name.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03

THERE is a Barton ''GrowIer" who
sings news for the Cumberland In
depenpent, and occasionally reproves
the JOURNAL. About ten days ago
he wrote letter viii h contained
the following paragraph:
Last weeks Frostburg JOURNAL quoted
the miners of the Consolidation company
averaging $3.50 for last month. We are
glad to hear it and hope they may long con
tinue at such remunerative wages. We will
also add what the JOURNAL apparently neg
lected; that the repair hands on the rail
road, working for the same company, work.
ed "a days last month and made S2l 10.
They are paid SS cents per day. Divide this
between the laborer, his wife and two chill
dren, (Which is a moderate average) and
we have S5.2S for each ; and yet the same
paper a few weeks ago stated that our people
were happy and prosperous, and our women
aped tho latest fashions How ridiculous
corporation that paws out $4,000 per
month should be ashamed to ask anything in
the shape of a man to work for such meager
wages.
Let us understand this matter.
Is the company under an iron-clad
obligation to employ people at pop
ular rates Of wages?
If not, does the company fix rate
and compel people to work for them ?
And in the latter case, why should
it be necessary for the company to
"ask people to work for them?
These questions are suggested-not
by any sympathy the JOURNAL feels
for low wages-but by the contra
dictions which pervade all the so
called labor arguments founded on
the fallacious notion that, after all,
! the people are not free.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03

The JOURNAL hopes the governor
and county commissioners will co
operate in the great work of giving
the people good executive and ad
ministrative officers. We don't want
constables too enterpriSing, or mag
istrates that know too much law.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03

The General Assembly Of 1880
passed II bill providing for a general
road supervisor. During it's progress
through the House, however, the
feature which gave it life and force
was emasculated by the i'll advised
action Of one Of our representatives,
and it has since burdened the book
of law us the barren fig tree numbered
the ground.
But it should not be cut down.
Our new commissioners can easily
fix the salary Il capable, conscientious
man should have for the labor of see
ing that the peoples money is ex-
pended as appropriated otherwise,
that it remain in the treasury. And
our new Legislators can have the law
amended to make it thus available
and effective.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03
NONE OF IT IN OURS.

FRosTBURG, Mp, Dee 1, 1887.
10 the MINING JOURNAL.
Cumberland has it already: Hagcrs-
town is inviting free delivery of their
letters. Frostbulg doesn't want it.
consequently will not ask for it. and
does not expect it to be offered. Oar
people, like the JOURNAL, are too free
and independent, vigorous and active.
sociahle, and love to meet theiI neigh
.bors at the postotlice. If any love
letters are there for the married man
he doesn't want TO risk their safety of
course, on uncertain place Of deposit
by any greenhorn Of u carrier. The
youth OF our town. too, love to go to
The postoEiice-thc beaux and the
sweerhealts-and they don't want their
favorite place of meeting broken up.
It's Il luxury, too, for the small boy,
with II shock of bristloS on his head. to
shove the shock into the hole and ask
for dads mail and MANS magazine
and, by name, the rest OF the family
phabeticully- to get anything for
anybody. The postmaster would miss
this boy especially, And, altogether
the place would be changed from what
it now is-the centre Of attraction and
ehjoymrnt-to one calling to the mind
OF the unhappy postmaster the lines
II feel like one who trcads alone
Some jolly hall deserted etc.
Frostburg can't and won't stand IT
No free delivery for us! STAR.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03
How 1T LOOKS AT THE OTHER En-

How 1T LOOKS AT THE OTHER END
OF THE LINE.-The New York
Herald of recent date says:
The price of coal has gone up. The whole
continent is full oft, and it can be cheaply
mined almost anywhere and in almost any
quantity. Still, the coal barons-or is coal
fiends the better phrase ?--have made a
combine" and play into each others hands
at this cutthrOat game.
1t appears that the dealers in coal
must be made unhappy anyhow.
At the producing end the clamor
for high wages, overweight and class
legislation compels them to "com-
blne" for prices that will meet as
near as poss BILE the demands at the
mine.
In market the ''combine," not the
men who force it, is denounced as a
criminal conspiracy against the con-
sumers.
The ''coal barons," therefore, ap-
pear to occupy that inhospitable
territory which lies between the
upper and neither millstones of so.
called poverty and progressive an
archy--or that ground between the
armies Of the producer and con-
sumner. In shooting at each other
both armies are pelting the "barons. -
And still there are some people
who think the "barons" are happy.
The JOURNAL, which has IN other
times and fields of action stood in
"No Mans Land" does not.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03

B'ecftfes-Slight changes IN B. and
0. railroad schedules. See tables.
Thermometer degrees at Borden
Shaft Thursday morning; s degrees
at Borden mine, and degrees in Frost
burg.
The canal season has about closed
with total tonnage Of nearly 275, 900
tons-less coal than last year, but
more revenue, owing to increased tolls.
Judge o. J. Moat received this week
large consignment of oranges from
his grove in Florida, and among the
friends whom ne favored with libel al
samples he included the JOURNAL.
The fruit came direct from the grove,
and being recently harvested, was
fresh as we could possibly get it here.
The white and russet oranges pre-
dominated, the latter a sweet, juicy
fruit. The Judge was generally
eulogized for this tangible evidence of
enterprise, and the JOURNAL hopes he
will be richly rewarded for his Florida
Investment.
The auction sale of goods belonging
to the estate of the late Walter Ed
wards is concluded, and the store is
now for sale or rent.
The JOURNAL rises to thank George
ii. Wittig, the great confectioner, for
the largest bunch of Malaga grapes
ever brought to this metropolis. 1t
weighs q lbs. The grapes are large,
sound, and number about 2l4. The
bunch will be kept until decay hangs
her signal on the outer wall.
The show windows indicate great
tete for Santa Claus.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03

Our weekly coal trade statement shows
that to date the Cumberland region is near
100000 tons ahead of last seasons output
The year total will reach considerably over
three million tons.-Cumberand NcYs.
Not a bit of it.
In the first place there is no "Cum-
berland region" and in the second,
if such region existed it would not
include the Elk Garden region.
Now, permit the JOURNAL to state
the facts:
Our weekly coal trade statement
shows that to date the Georges Creek
region is 60O,SS9 tons ahead of last
seasons output. The year total will
reach considerably over 2,S00,0OO
tons.
TO this the information may be
added that the years output will ex-
ceed that of 1873, the greatest here
tofore, in the sum of 375, 900 tons.
And this makes it an exceedingly
cold year for growers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03

But if Cumberland must have two (school
commissioners then Frostburg should step
back and give Homecoming chance-Lona-
coming RcUte~.
Not Il bit of it,
If there be any "musf' about this
business, Homecoming must get a
commissioners from the double -iointed
outfit in Cumberland. Frostburg
needs brick schoolhouses quite as
bad as Lonaooning, and if holding on
to our commissioner will secure our
share of the palatial improvements
said to be running fancy free through
the intricate mazes Of the proud Lo-
naconing mind, we will hold on with Il
grip stern as fate and rigid as death.
THE Oakland town council have instructed
their attorney to prepare ordinances closing
certain wells in the town, which it is claimed
contain impure water and endanger the pub
lie health. According to DR.. Chancellor's
views, there are some wells in Cumberland
which might be closed with benefit to the
public.-Cumberland Necs.
The doctor has not analysed any
Frostburg well water. Hence. that
particular beverage has not been
criticised in his report.
The JOURNALS notion is that
while Frostburg on general prin-
ciples is an immensely better town
than Oakland or Cumberland, some
of our well water may be worse than
theirs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03
w HOLE No. S43.

Potftfcdt'-The adjourned meeting
OF republicans of districts Nos IL and
II, announced in the JOURNAL of Nov.
10, was held last Monday evening as
appointed. Two committees-one on
organization, Arthur Baker, chairman
the other on constitution and by
laws, DR.. j. J. Jones, chairman-were
appointed. These committees will
report at the next meeting, Monday
evening, 9th inst, in Smeltz's store
room on Bowery.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03

our duty pretty well, tor they always were in
good humor when we were about. Leastwise
they al Ways plagued me about the sweet little
IRISH girl. Do you kind women, remember
The month | was taken away from you at
the WashhouSc? | don't believe the sweet
little Irish girl if she is still living has ever
forgotten the young soldier boy After all
the care you kind women took to keep the
'SraNbacks' off me, changing my clothes
every day, remember one day finding one
ard 1t scared me. for it was the first | had
ever seen.
After | returned to my regiment / went
through the battles of Cedar Mountain, Bull
Kun, Wilderness, Gettysburg, Sulphur
Springs, and then transferred to the Army of
the Cumberland. Was in the battles of
Lookout Mountain, seges of Atlanta, Savan-
nah, and battle of Bentonville n. G. Was
discharged in July, 1865 4 months before |
was 10 years old-Nov. l6 1865. In all the
battles | never got wounded. was nothing
but fool of boy at last. If had got -
to let me stay with you kind women in the
washhouSe until the war was over might
be with the sweet little Irish girl to-day. As
II is, do not know whether she is living, nor
does she know what became of me. | have
forgotten all your names
Here intervenes a request that the
postmaster put the letter in the hands
OF some of the women with the hope of
thus obtaining reply. Further on he
writes:
When you enjoyed yourselves plaguing me
and the little Irish girl about each other.
which was all right, you did not know that
my old mother did not know where was,
for ran away from home to join the army
She didn't know what became of me for al
most two years. In addition to this she had
to bear the news of the death of a son in An
dersonville; of another on James island; of
another after he returned home from the war,
and she came very near seeing me go to my
grave. She is at rest now-with the ones that
went before.
was IL years old Nov. l6, 1887, but ] feel
like was one hundred. But will Just say
to the sind washwomen and my little Irish
woman that have pension warrant grant
ed for the same disease which took me to
Clarysville hospital. 1t will date back to my
discharge and give me right smart bunch
Of money. If live till spring | am going to
Frostburg TO see my little Irish woman, if |
can find out whether she is living yet. |
would love to hear from this letter, please.
1t is to be hoped some of those con-
cerned will respond at once, as his
desire to hear is several times stated.
The address can be obtaned from
postmaster Walker.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03
FROsTBURG, MD. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 1887.

THE Cumberland Times prelixes
its table of competitive tonnages with
the remark "that the Cumberland
region is far ahead of Clearfcld for
this year to date"
This statement is erroneous in four
particulars
/, There is no "Cumberland coal
region"
2, If there was, Clearfeld is not
"far ahead" of it.
3, 1t assumes that Elk Garden is
part of the Georges Greek re-
gion, and
4, That Beech Greek is practically
not Il part of the Clearlield region.
For the true status of productive
details, consult the JOURNAL.
$3.50 per annum.
Now is the time to subscribe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03

Personal There Is big time
In prospect in Austin, Texas, in
May next. The new State House.
5G5X287 feet, with dome 3ll feet
high, and containing 25G spacious
apartments, will have been completed,
and ii is proposed to dedicate it at that
time by grand military and civic
celebration. The building comes to
the State III the way of trade with
Matthias Srhnell, of Rock Island, H.,
who takes three millions acres of Texas
land for the completed edifice. 1t is
constructed mainly OF Texas red
granite, and the matter is here men,
toned because Thomas H. Hamill, son
Of Mine Inspector Hamil, of this
place, .was the shipper from Burnet,
Texas, of the three thousand carloads
Of granite i'll the great structure. Our
Information comes ftom the Chicago o
Illustrated Graphic Ne,cs. 1t pleasing
to learn that our Frostburg boys
abroad are almost invariably getting
theie.
Sheriff Houck retires with a good
record. According to the Cumberland
papers but few Of his predecessors, if
any, have measured up TO his standard
John 7. Hart, of Lemont, Pa, is on
a flying visit home. He informs the
JOURNAL of having lately seen G. W.
McCullol ana Edward Anderson, form
erly of this place. The former is a
clerk under the same firm with whom
Hart is employed; the latter is great
big lS0-pouuder, living in Uniontown.
Both are doing well. McCulloh con-
templates removing his family from
Frostburg to Mt. Braddock, Pa, at an
early day.
Rev. V. f. Schmitt, of Washington,
d. c., formerly of ST. Mchael's church,
paid II flying visit to his old parishlon-
ers and friends this week, reaching
here Tuesday aud returning Thursday
He was accompanied by Rev. E. B
Hughes, of Anacostla, ID. c., young
gentleman whose genial manners and
conversation made him many friends
during his brief stay here. Father
Sehmitt never looked better. His
health, sometime ago not so good, ap-
pears to be fully restored, and his face
aud step show it. He was really glad
to get back among the familiar scenes
and friends of his long and successful
pastorate here. He was heartily greet
ed and welcomed by all, and he left
more than ever impressed with the
magnitude of Frostburg hospitality.
Harry Smeltz, son of Andrew Smeltz,
continues very i'll.
w. l.. Amman went to the Maryland
University Hospital, Baltimore, Thurs
day morning. That he may speedily
recover is the wish of friends in
Vulnerable.
Mrs. II. Hamburger, of Baltimore,
is guest of Joseph Bear.
Mrs. D. J. Betz and daughter, Nellie,
returned this week from Kansas City.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-12-03
The paragraph below has been &C

The paragraph below has been 60
ing the rounds:
Thomas c. Weeks, labor statstician, is pre-
pairing his report for the Legislature when it
meets in January. He says the condition of
labor is generally better than it was two or
three years ago, not that the rate of wages pc,
diem is more, but that there is more general
and constant employment.
He might add with truth that the
per diem is steadily buying few
more dry goods, enabling the women
to excite the righteous rldicule of
our friend. "Growler," at Barton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-02
WINTHROP.

Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Carlton gave supper
in honor of the teachers of the public schools
at their elegant residence on Main street,
Friday evening Road Commissioner Gale,
who has long been confiDed to his house on
account OF an accident, is again out attending
to his business.-Rev. MIR. Dawson, repre-
sentative from Greenville, has occupied the
pu pit of the Congregational church for the
last two Sabbaths. He has given great salts.
faction.-Mrs. Annie E. Wood of the rellet
CORDS of this town was elected Department
President at the annual encampment at Bath
last week. much to The satisfaction OF every
body in Winthrop. She has appointed Mrs
Florence Davis. also of Winthrop, Depart
ment ary.-Everyb is interested TO
have the law creating close time on black
bass in the ponds in Winthrop repealed.
Several hundred legal voters have signed
petition to that effect, and large number
will appear before the committee to advocate
it. Certain it is that it was a great mistake
for bass to ever have been put into our ponds
and lakes here. This is the verdict OF every
body in Winthrop -The Woman's Rights
Club held a finely attended public meeting
Friday evening, at Good Templars Hall -
Interest is being manifested in the selection
of candidates for municipal officers at the
annual March meeting Our new democratic
postmaster retains Mss Frankie Wood as
assistant postmaster, who served so accepta
bly in that position under the administration
of Hon. Elliott Wood for six years.-All our
mills are running on full time with full
compliment of help, and times are good and
business lively.